Important new products and trends for special event professionals including in FX, special effects, floral, lighting, linens, props, tabletop items, technical support and tents
Wedding invitations go high-tech thanks to Boca Raton, Fla.-based Elegant Invites, which creates custom CD-ROMs that couples can use as their main invitation or to supplement traditional paper invites. The multimedia disks, which play in any comp...
SO badly did Andy DiRaddo want to get into the sound scene 30 years ago, he was willing to make major sacrifices. The young upstart with a love of music — but, he admits, no musical talent — signed up for one of the only college-based programs in...
FROM the tallest party tent to the red carpet beneath guests' feet, it seems that virtually every event element requires a permit nowadays. To get some perspective on how to navigate the permit maze, this month's “Rental Essentials” offers a Q&A ...
LOOK around and you'll find tents everywhere. Once limited to garden parties and golf tournaments, tent structures are showing up on city streets, in public parks, even attached to the sides of exhibit halls. But along with the diversity of tent ...
Looking for ways to add an interactive element to your next event? Hamburg, Germany-based Zelfmade has introduced a mobile-to-screen tool that allows guests to transfer images and messages from cell phones onto an LED wall during an event. Guests...
WHETHER they help keep guests dry or give a more permanent appearance to temporary structures, the latest accessories add style and functionality to special event tents.
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Due to stricter safety codes and a desire for more upscal...
IT'S no party, that's for sure. Yet the tents and generators that shelter guests at fancy weddings have at many rental companies been providing vital shelter in areas devastated by hurricanes Katrina and Rita in late summer.
Tucson, Ariz.-based ...
Where's the party? Right here! Taken as a group, the big event rental companies profiled here predict a 9 percent boost in business over last year. While some clouds on the horizon threaten to crash the party--including rising fuel and labor costs...
CERTAINLY a beautiful chair can have event guests sitting pretty. But if that chair is uncomfortable or — worse yet — unsafe, it can ruin an event. Here, top chair manufacturers describe how they work to create seats that can't be beat.
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San Francisco-based Imageglow Candles adds a new twist to an event staple with its collection of candles and lanterns that feature eye-catching images embedded in the wax. The cool designs include the retro-chic Paris series and botanical-inspire...
